FarmerTy 215-gal No Water Change SPS Tank - Page 11

FarmerTy · 11/14/2016, 11:36 PM

Had a cool view today messing with the tank so I snapped a pic.

FarmerTy · 11/20/2016, 08:38 AM

Made an update video now that I've cleared my sandbed out finally.

I also wanted to document the tank before I started fragging up all my pieces. I figure this is a good time to move around colonies as well and fill in the giant holes left by removing the screaming green birdsnest and purple stylo mega-colonies. Wish me luck!

markalot · 11/20/2016, 12:47 PM

Seriously awesome video, the tank is looking fantastic, and the acros all look super healthy, even the one getting munched on.

FarmerTy · 11/20/2016, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by markalot

Seriously awesome video, the tank is looking fantastic, and the acros all look super healthy, even the one getting munched on.

Thank you sir! Means a lot coming from you.

Yeah, that poor Hawkins is just like dessert in the tank. Haha.

seachange · 11/21/2016, 04:53 AM

Fantastic video and even more fantastic tank! All the colors are complimenting one another from the corals to the fishes!

Cheers,
Riz

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Chopper65 · 11/21/2016, 05:40 AM

Looks great TY

FarmerTy · 11/21/2016, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by seachange

Fantastic video and even more fantastic tank! All the colors are complimenting one another from the corals to the fishes!

Cheers,
Riz

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Thank you for the kind words. Put a smile on face for the day!

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Originally Posted by Chopper65

Looks great TY

Hey Austin stalker!

Thank you sir!

SPotter · 11/21/2016, 11:38 AM

absolutely beautiful!!!!!

FarmerTy · 11/21/2016, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SPotter

absolutely beautiful!!!!!

Thank you SPotter! I wish I have a big boy camera like you do to take those great coral shots of the tank like yours!

basser1 · 11/21/2016, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by FarmerTy

Thank you SPotter! I wish I have a big boy camera like you do to take those great coral shots of the tank like yours!

Christmas is right around the corner, just sayin'.......

FarmerTy · 11/21/2016, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by basser1

Christmas is right around the corner, just sayin'.......

Haha, all I want Santa is a Full Frame DSLR with a 1:1 macro lens please! You're the best Santa!

tfp · 11/21/2016, 01:52 PM

that was seriously one of the nicest videos I've seen in a long time! love your fish selection too!

FarmerTy · 11/21/2016, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tfp

that was seriously one of the nicest videos I've seen in a long time! love your fish selection too!

Thanks! I figured with all these 4k capable phones out there that we'd start seeing a million videos of people's tanks soon. While I enjoy the macro shots of corals, its nice to take a step back every once in awhile and just see the whole tank as it stands.

Thanks, I got a little bored with collecting corals for awhile and turned towards collecting fish for a bit. I'm really happy with the stock I have so far. Just wait until I add the final 8 fish.

reefmutt · 11/21/2016, 03:07 PM

Wow, your tank is looking phenomenal!
Great video. Everything is looking healthy and growing.
Very funny goby at the beginning of the vid. He looks like he's either trying to scare you off by doing that rhythmic head bob or trying to act like a piece of seaweed.

FarmerTy · 11/21/2016, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Wow, your tank is looking phenomenal!
Great video. Everything is looking healthy and growing.
Very funny goby at the beginning of the vid. He looks like he's either trying to scare you off by doing that rhythmic head bob or trying to act like a piece of seaweed.

Dude is hilarious! He's always up to something. I call that his moral eel impression.

Thanks for the compliment Reefmutt!

nyfishkid87 · 11/24/2016, 09:08 PM

Ty, you are a rockstar. Gorgeous, gorgeous. Make me want to take my tank to the next level simply

Chopper65 · 11/24/2016, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by FarmerTy

Hey Austin stalker!

Thank you sir!

LOL

I would have thought the goby was an eel too had I not seen him swim in there. He looks like he is good entertainment.

FarmerTy · 11/25/2016, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by nyfishkid87

Ty, you are a rockstar. Gorgeous, gorgeous. Make me want to take my tank to the next level simply

Thank you sir! Its nice to be able to start seeing your hard work pay off. Just keep at it and before you know it, you'll step back and say... Wow, did I really do that? I got more to go still but its starting to come together the way I want it.

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Originally Posted by Chopper65

LOL

I would have thought the goby was an eel too had I not seen him swim in there. He looks like he is good entertainment.

He is amazing entertainment in a tank full of fish I thought I would enjoy more than him.

nyfishkid87 · 11/25/2016, 11:37 PM

Great advise TY. I always love seeing hard work pay off

FarmerTy · 12/02/2016, 10:15 AM

So, lots of small updates that I hadn't gotten a chance to post about.

Got my 3 purple queen anthias from Gig'em, the QT extraordinaire. They are all eating and have been added to the tank.

I also had a wonderful gift from a client that bought me a flame wrasse as a thank you gift. When I went to pick it up, I saw this gorgeous blue star leopard wrasse and picked that up as well.

The exquisite wrasse decided to try to mate with all the purple queens and was banished. He did look amazing when flashing all the brilliant colors though.

The Achilles tang experiment may be over soon. No matter what size UV sterilizer, having as many fish as I do is not going to work with keeping an Achilles as the ich gets worst every day. I caught him out and will treat him for ich for the next person who wants to try to run ich free. The powder blue may be shortly behind but he's handling it better than the Achilles so I'll keep him for now.

Oh, and these guys came out of nowhere as well.

Justin330 · 12/02/2016, 01:50 PM

That's a bummer about the achilies. They are one of my favorite fish. Hopefully I'll be able to keep one some day

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FarmerTy · 12/02/2016, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Justin330

That's a bummer about the achilies. They are one of my favorite fish. Hopefully I'll be able to keep one some day

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You can, just make sure it is an entirely ich free system. 76 days fallow and you're set. The hard part is keeping it that way unless you run an entirely separate QT system, which most don't have the ability.

FarmerTy · 12/03/2016, 08:59 AM

Borrowed a tripod...

https://player.vimeo.com/video/194116747

codydemmel4 · 12/03/2016, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by FarmerTy

Borrowed a tripod...

https://player.vimeo.com/video/194116747

insanely nice tank, very nice fish too.

what is the box at the top of the tank for?

FarmerTy · 12/03/2016, 06:24 PM

Thanks Cody! That box you see is actually the bottom plumbing for my 110-watt UV sterilizer. I pulled my black background off as it was chipping in places and was going to replace it with a blue gradient backdrop but haven't gotten around to it yet.

So you're seeing some guts of the system.

11/20/2016, 12:47 PM	#253
markalot ... Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 3	Seriously awesome video, the tank is looking fantastic, and the acros all look super healthy, even the one getting munched on. __________________ -- Mark 150G (72x18x27) \| 35G sump \| SRO-XP2000INT Skimmer \| ATI SunPower T5 / NanoBox LED hybrid 60" x 4 + 8 NanoBox v3.1 arrays

11/21/2016, 11:38 AM	#258
SPotter Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mt. Pleasant, SC Posts: 5,691	absolutely beautiful!!!!! __________________ Steve Am I really doing all of this for a fish tank?????? Current Tank Info: 360g Envision Acrylic Tank, Closed Loops, Vectra L1's, MP40QD's, 400w Radiums, Regal 300ext, Dastaco Ext3 CaRx, Controlled by GHL Profilux

11/21/2016, 01:52 PM	#262
tfp Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 3,225	that was seriously one of the nicest videos I've seen in a long time! love your fish selection too! __________________ Go with what works for you. Current Tank Info: Envisions 400g (96x32x30) online January 2012. 4-72" VHOs,7-OceanRevive T247,Aquamaxx Cone 6 Skimmer, Aquamaxx S3 CR,Aquariumplants CO2 regulator, Jebao SOW20's, 80w Emperor UV, tang dominated with anthias and longspine cards

11/21/2016, 03:07 PM	#264
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Wow, your tank is looking phenomenal! Great video. Everything is looking healthy and growing. Very funny goby at the beginning of the vid. He looks like he's either trying to scare you off by doing that rhythmic head bob or trying to act like a piece of seaweed. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

11/14/2016, 11:36 PM	#251
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Had a cool view today messing with the tank so I snapped a pic.

11/20/2016, 08:38 AM	#252
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Made an update video now that I've cleared my sandbed out finally. I also wanted to document the tank before I started fragging up all my pieces. I figure this is a good time to move around colonies as well and fill in the giant holes left by removing the screaming green birdsnest and purple stylo mega-colonies. Wish me luck!

11/21/2016, 04:53 AM	#255
seachange Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 100	Fantastic video and even more fantastic tank! All the colors are complimenting one another from the corals to the fishes! Cheers, Riz Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

11/21/2016, 05:40 AM	#256
Chopper65 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 60	Looks great TY

11/24/2016, 09:08 PM	#266
nyfishkid87 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Lower Westchester County, NY Posts: 61	Ty, you are a rockstar. Gorgeous, gorgeous. Make me want to take my tank to the next level simply

11/25/2016, 11:37 PM	#269
nyfishkid87 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Lower Westchester County, NY Posts: 61	Great advise TY. I always love seeing hard work pay off

12/02/2016, 10:15 AM	#270
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	So, lots of small updates that I hadn't gotten a chance to post about. Got my 3 purple queen anthias from Gig'em, the QT extraordinaire. They are all eating and have been added to the tank. I also had a wonderful gift from a client that bought me a flame wrasse as a thank you gift. When I went to pick it up, I saw this gorgeous blue star leopard wrasse and picked that up as well. The exquisite wrasse decided to try to mate with all the purple queens and was banished. He did look amazing when flashing all the brilliant colors though. The Achilles tang experiment may be over soon. No matter what size UV sterilizer, having as many fish as I do is not going to work with keeping an Achilles as the ich gets worst every day. I caught him out and will treat him for ich for the next person who wants to try to run ich free. The powder blue may be shortly behind but he's handling it better than the Achilles so I'll keep him for now. Oh, and these guys came out of nowhere as well.

12/02/2016, 01:50 PM	#271
Justin330 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 51	That's a bummer about the achilies. They are one of my favorite fish. Hopefully I'll be able to keep one some day Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

12/03/2016, 08:59 AM	#273
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Borrowed a tripod... https://player.vimeo.com/video/194116747

12/03/2016, 06:24 PM	#275
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Thanks Cody! That box you see is actually the bottom plumbing for my 110-watt UV sterilizer. I pulled my black background off as it was chipping in places and was going to replace it with a blue gradient backdrop but haven't gotten around to it yet. So you're seeing some guts of the system.